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James 3:13 (NIV) 13 Who is wise and understanding among you? Let them show it by their good life, by deeds done in the humility that comes from wisdom. There is a saying when you talk about something. Talking is the easy part, then following it up with action is when the hard part starts. That is basically saying if you “talk the talk, walk the walk”. As believers we must always give credence to the changes that Christ can make in those who walk with Him. God calls upon us to

翻译成中文是： “得救意味着什么？” 如果是在基督教语境中，这个问题通常指： “得救”：指人通过对耶稣基督的信仰，罪得到赦免，与上帝恢复关系，并获得永生。 因此整句话的意思是：“成为得救的人意味着什么？” 或 “得救的含义是什么？” 更完整一点的中文表达也可以是： “得救是什么意思？” “什么叫做得救？” 如果你愿意，我也可以解释一下基督教里“得救”通常包括哪些含义 《使徒行传》16:30–31（NIV）中文翻译 30 随后他领他们出来，说：“两位先生，我当怎样行才可以得救？” 31 他们回答说：“当信主耶稣，你和你一家都必得救。” 这正是腓立比的狱卒在意识到保罗和西拉没有在地震震开锁链后逃走时所问的问题。当时地震使他们的锁链松开，监狱也被震动。狱卒以为囚犯都逃跑了，准备自杀。按照当时的法律，如果狱卒让囚犯逃走，他就要被处死。 保罗大声呼喊告诉他，他们仍然都在。于是狱卒俯伏在保罗面前，问道：“两位先生，我当怎样行才可以得救？” 保罗的回答记载在**《使徒行传》16:31**： “当信主耶稣，你和你一家都必得救。” 那么，“得救”是什么意思呢？ 我

Что значит быть спасённым? Деяния 16:30–31 (NIV) — перевод на русский 30 Затем он вывел их и спросил: «Господа, что мне делать, чтобы спастись?»31 Они ответили: «Веруй в Господа Иисуса, и спасёшься — ты и весь твой дом». Это был вопрос, который задал филиппийский тюремщик, когда понял, что Павел и Сила не убежали из своей камеры после того, как землетрясение освободило их от уз. Тюремщик был готов покончить с собой, думая, что заключённые сбежали. Закон требовал, чтобы тюремщ

এর বাংলা অনুবাদ: “রক্ষা পাওয়া বলতে কী বোঝায়?”অথবা“পরিত্রাণ পাওয়া বলতে কী বোঝায়?” দুটোই সঠিক, তবে ধর্মীয় প্রসঙ্গে (বিশেষ করে খ্রিস্টধর্মে) সাধারণত “পরিত্রাণ পাওয়া বলতে কী বোঝায়?” বেশি ব্যবহার করা হয়। প্রেরিত ১৬:৩০–৩১ (NIV) — বাংলা অনুবাদ ৩০ তারপর তিনি তাদের বাইরে নিয়ে এসে জিজ্ঞাসা করলেন, “মহাশয়গণ, পরিত্রাণ পাওয়ার জন্য আমাকে কী করতে হবে?” ৩১ তারা উত্তর দিলেন, “প্রভু যীশুর ওপর বিশ্বাস কর, তাহলেই তুমি পরিত্রাণ পাবে—তুমি এবং তোমার গৃহের লোকেরা।” এটি ছিল ফিলিপ্পীর কারারক

James 2:8 (NLT) 8 Yes indeed, it is good when you obey the royal law as found in the Scriptures: “Love your neighbor as yourself.” The Golden Rule, “to treat others like you want to be treated”. A good philosophy to live by is to go out of your way to be kind to others. Being kind is a choice we make. We all could probably agree some days are easier than others to be friendly. On days when things are going great it is easy to be kind to others. Then there are those frustratin

Luke 9:23-24 (NIV) “23 Then he said to them all, “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross daily and follow me. 24 For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me will save it.” Christ message was clear, for His disciples to follow Him, Christ’s disciples must deny themselves and instead trust Him completely. This hasn’t changed. To be a disciple we are to trust Him and follow Him. I enjoy watching the

Happiness is a good thing to pursue, but it can be elusive. So how do you find happiness? The Bible says that happiness and joy leads to an enriched life, and it is good for our health. Proverbs 17:22 (NIV) 22 A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones. So where does the believer’s joy and happiness come from? In Galatians 5:22 & 23 it says that joy is a fruit of the Spirit. The Holy Spirit indwells each believer, and when we allow the Spirit t

Matthew 4:10 (KJV) For it is written, ‘You shall worship the Lord your God, and Him only you shall serve” Last year Terri and I visited the Missions located in San Antonio, Texas. These Missions are coming up on 300 years old. They were built by men who worshipped God and wanted to expand their religion into the frontiers of early Texas before it was Texas. While walking in the Missions, I wondered how my prayers differed from those of the first prayers in an early Texan chur

There is a lot of uncertainties in our world today. There are deep divisions within our nation, the Omicron variants are being discovered on a regular basis. There is death and destruction in wars around the globe. We live in turbulent times, and we can easily find ourselves worrying about what is happening. However, Jesus promises that we can live in peace and calmness. As Christians, when we fix our eyes and thoughts on Jesus, we can claim His perfect peace, and persevere.

Philippians 3:13-14 (NIV) “13 Brothers and sisters, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, 14 I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus.” When you can forgive those that have done things to you in the past you can look to the future with optimism and hope. Has anyone ever said anything that hurt your feelings? People can be

This morning, I received a text message from one of the Deacons I used to serve with. It was encouraging as he mentioned he was praying for me. It is always encouraging when you have a brother who is strong in his faith pray for you. If you want to lift someone up, then let them know you are praying for them. James 5:16 16 Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective. He

In tough times my faith has seen me through. There have been times when fear had crept in, but faith helped me overcome the fear. There have been times when I started to doubt, but faith removed my doubt. There have been times of uncertainty, but my faith in God’s Sovereignty removed my uncertainty. Faith can be hard to put into words, it is one of those things that is best understood by experiencing it. My faith tells me God has forgiven me, it also tells me God loves me and

Have you ever been so busy that you became exhausted? There is nothing to be ashamed of in admitting that you need to rest. Even God’s greatest people needed to be restored. Elijah after killing 400 prophets of Baal, it looked like he could take on anything. But exhaustion caught up with Elijah. Extreme exhaustion can break us down and can lead to fear, anxiety and allow to become easily depressed. Elijah needed to be replenished and we are no different. Elijah needed sleep,

Jesus did not have any formal training. He never went to theological college, but He knew the scriptures thoroughly. When Jesus was in His early thirties, He would teach in the temple, and He developed a following of people that would come early in the morning to listen to His teachings. Luke 21:37-38 (NIV) 37 Each day Jesus was teaching at the temple, and each evening he went out to spend the night on the hill called the Mount of Olives, 38 and all the people came early in t

Revelations 3:20 “Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hears My voice, and open the door, I will come into him, and will sup with him, and he with Me” In the picture Jesus stands outside a closed door and His hand is raised to knock. Since there’s no handle on the exterior, the only way Jesus can enter is if someone on the other side opens the door. Each one of us has had Jesus knocking on our door. There are only two ways to respond to a knock—ignore it or open

Have you ever made a mistake in your Christian life and wish you could have a do over? Golf has something similar, and it is called a mulligan. For the non-golfers out there, a mulligan is an extra stroke allowed after a poor shot, not counted on the scorecard. You won’t see this on TV when you are watching the pros play, but you will see it when the guys meet after work for a round of golf. The guys I played with usually allow a Mulligan on first hole of our round as all of

How to Have a Relationship with Christ What is the way for us to have a relationship with God? Jesus said, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father, but through Me”. John 14:6 6 Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. “For unless you believe that I am He, you shall die in your sins” John 8:24 24 I told you that you would die in your sins; if you do not believe that I am he, you will

Moms always have an eye on their kids, my mom was no different. She was the first to pick me up when I got hurt. I know she heard everything; she could hear the moment fun and games got out of hand and turned into one of us kids crying. She wanted the best for us kids, but she demanded that we behave. You knew you crossed the line when she told you to go to your bedroom and wait until your dad got home from work. My mother was my Sunday School teacher on more than one occas

Do you ever have doubts and questions about Jesus and a lot of why’s? Do not feel guilty about having questions and doubts about Jesus. His disciples who lived with Jesus had a lot of questions and did not fully grasp what His purpose was for coming to earth. Even at the Last Supper as the disciples took their final meal with Jesus and He was giving them their final instructions; soon they would be scratching their heads after His crucifixion. We read in John that Thomas didn

When you read your bible are you reading it and then what you read goes right in and out and you don’t even know what you just read? Or are you reading the bible with the mind thinking about what the Lord wants to tell you? Are you listening to God’s small voice talking to you? I did a bible study on prayer a few years ago that had an exercise that was very enlightening. In the exercise the group read scripture from Psalm then the group discussed what we got out of the scrip